TODAY'S PICK

The Belmont Stakes are this weekend, so I'm rounding out my Triple Crown cocktail series with the Belmont Jewel. Be sure to check out the Mint Julep and Preakness cocktails to hit the trifecta. This bourbon cocktail is rounded out with lemonade and pomegranate juice, which makes it a perfect sweet-tart combination. Instead of garnishing this drink with more traditional lemon or mint, I used lemon balm here. It's got a slightly lemony, herbal flavor that adds a refreshing but not overpowering flavor to the drink. Plus, it's growing like wildfire in my garden so I figured I better use it.